Английская Википедия:1972 Trans-American Sedan Championship
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The 1972 Trans-American Championship was the seventh running of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series. The first seven rounds used split classes, while the last four rounds had the Under 2500cc class only. Milt Minter brought Pontiac its first win, at Mid-Ohio. George Follmer and American Motors won the over 2.5L division, while John Morton led Datsun to the championship title of the "Two-Five Challenge".
1972 is considered to be the end of the series' "golden era". From 1973 onward, Trans Am would evolve into a lesser clone of the rival IMSA GT Championship, with similarly modified cars, but with a more conventional focus with vehicles such as the Chevrolet Beretta being used. IMSA GT's focus on exotic cars such as Ferraris and Porsches provided a more adaptable format, in comparison to Trans Am's reliance on domestic performance sedans.
Schedule
Championships
Drivers' championships
The points system was as follows:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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| 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Over 2.5L
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Under 2.5L
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Manufacturers' championships
Only the highest-finishing car scored points for the manufacturer. The points system was as follows:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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| 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Over 2.5L
Best 6 results count toward the championship.
| Pos | Manufacturer | LRP | BRY | MDO | WGL | DON | ELK | SAN | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Motors | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 48 (52) |
| 2 | Ford | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| 3 | Pontiac | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 28 | ||
| 4 | Chevrolet | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 (26) |
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Under 2.5L
Best 9 results count towards the championship.
| Pos | Manufacturer | LRP | BRY | MDO | WGL | DON | ELK | SAN | ATL | POR | LAG | RIV | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Datsun | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 81 (88) |
| 2 | Alfa Romeo | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 40 (51) |
| 3 | Toyota | 5 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| 4 | Ford | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Volkswagen | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||
| 6 | Volvo | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 7 | BMW | 6 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||
| 8 | Austin | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||
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See also
References
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